A drawback that designers must plan for with CAT 6A UTP cable containment is that it's not recommended to mix CAT 6 UTP, CAT 5e UTP, or even multiple manufacturer's CAT 6A UTP cables due to potential AXT issues.

Detailed forecasts for copper cable can be found in this study, as well as copper cable usage beyond 100 Gbps, using multiple lanes of 10 Gbps or 25 Gbps UTP cables to support 400 and 1000 Gbps over limited distances in the future.

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